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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4870025 | Method of sensing methane gas-I A method of selectively sensing the quantity of methane gas in an oxygen containing gas stream, which method, as taught in one of its preferred embodiment, includes the step of providing a platinum catalyst (12) and a palladium catalyst (14). The platinum... | 09/26/1989 |
| 4868968 | Method for assembling body panels A method and apparatus for the attachment of plastic outer body panels to automotive vehicle subframes including positioning a cup within apertures in the subframe, applying a thixotropic heat curable plastic/adhesive to the cup, heat curing the plastic/a... | 09/26/1989 |
| 4867922 | Method of making styling models A method of making a styling model of a decorative body portion of an automobile. The internal surfaces facing inwardly with respect to the outer body portion of the automobile are machined in a block of machinable foam. Hardenable glass fiber material is... | 09/19/1989 |
| 4868441 | Brush holder assembly A brush holder assembly which utilizes an insulated brush card and a bridge means to define a receiving aperture for a brush element. A pair of legs and a connecting element serve to define the bridge means and a constant force spring is retained by the l... | 09/19/1989 |
| 4864786 | Tolerance compensating clip A positioning system for securing a pane of glass to be adhesively attached to an automotive vehicle body is provided which employs a modified molding carrier for the glass pane which includes a rib for engaging positioning devices carried in a body flang... | 09/12/1989 |
| 4861070 | Seatbelt guide ring with anti-twist feature An improved guide ring assembly consists of a guide member which is adapted to be pivotally mounted to a portion of an automotive vehicle and a plastic cover member which is snap fit over the guide member, the guide member and cover member cooperate to de... | 08/29/1989 |
| 4862037 | Automatic headlamp dimming system A method and apparatus for automatically responding to headlamp radiation from oncoming vehicles to down-switch beam patterns in a tri-beam headlamp system in an automotive vehicle. A mid-beam sensor is provided to detect only that headlamp radiation from... | 08/29/1989 |
| 4857096 | Method of forming a glass sheet with a UV-base ceramic paint thereon This specification is directed to a UV-base ceramic paint composition and a method of forming a glass sheet with a UV-base ceramic paint thereon. The method has the following steps. A UV-base ceramic paint is applied to the glass sheet. The UV-base cerami... | 08/15/1989 |
| 4841934 | Oxygen pumping device for control of the air fuel ratio A method of controlling the air fuel ratio of an internal combustion engine includes positioning a two cell oxygen pumping device in the exhaust gas of the engine. A pumping current is applied to a pumping cell and an EMF is sensed across a sensor cell. T... | 06/27/1989 |
| 4839941 | Elevating and traversing hood hinge An improved automotive hood hinge has a pair of plates fixed to the hood and the body, one mounting a fixed pivot pivotally and translationally engaging a slot formed on the other. A single stabilizing link controls the simultaneous pivotal and translatio... | 06/20/1989 |
| 4840913 | Oxides of nitrogen detector A structure and method for sensing oxides of nitrogen in a gas. The gas is first passed through an oxidation catalyst and any reducing species in the gas are oxidized. The output gas from the oxidation catalyst is received by a sensor which generates an o... | 06/20/1989 |
| 4838593 | Mounting arrangement for a vehicle bumper A vehicle bumper of molded construction and with wrap-around ends is mounted on a vehicle by two push-fit post/socket joints at the front (or rear) of the vehicle and by two side extension connectors which include secure fastenings. The side connectors ca... | 06/13/1989 |
| 4838227 | Method of preventing vibration noise in change-speed gearboxes, in particular of motor vehicles In a method of preventing vibration noise in change-speed gearboxes, in particular of motor vehicles, with an electronic control of the ignition and the fuel measuring control of the internal combustion engine which is variable timewise as a function of e... | 06/13/1989 |
| 4834436 | Movable grill A grill assembly for an automobile is positioned to permit movement of the grill in a substantially horizontal rearward manner as the automobile bumper located forwardly adjacent the grill is stroked under impact. The desired movement is made possible by ... | 05/30/1989 |
| 4829711 | Lateral movement actuator for lowerable automobile window A window actuator assembly for a lowerable automobile window includes a molded plastic hub having short internal helical drive lugs drivingly engageable with helical grooves molded into external surfaces of a drive spindle to effect lateral outward moveme... | 05/16/1989 |
| 4828184 | Silicon micromachined compound nozzle A silicon compound nozzle has two generally planar parallel plates with offset openings coupled by a shear gap. Fluid flow in the shear gap is generally parallel to the plates and increases fluid dispersion.... | 05/09/1989 |
| 4823266 | Control of engine speed with automatic transmissions Controlling the speed of an engine used with an automatic transmission to reduce tip in jerk includes determining any difference between transmission gearset speed and engine speed. Engine speed is increased if it is below transmission gearset speed so as... | 04/18/1989 |
| 4818164 | Body panel mounting receptacles A receptacle is provided for receiving a plastic/adhesive used for mounting plastic body panels to a metallic subframe of an automobile in which the receptacle is formed through progressive die stamping from a cross formed blank. The receptacle is formed ... | 04/04/1989 |
| 4816627 | Fluid damped acceleration sensor An acceleration sensor for an automotive inflatable occupant restraint system employs a rolling diaphragm to divide a housing into two chambers in fluid communication through orifices across the diaphragm. The orifices damp the motion of an acceleration s... | 03/28/1989 |
| 4815198 | Method for making a part of an electrically heated windshield assembly This specification is directed to a process for making part of an electrically heated windshield assembly. The process includes the steps of selecting a glass sheet 10. The glass sheet is formed into a windshield configuration. At least a pair of electric... | 03/28/1989 |
| 4813740 | Closure for seat back cover An automotive seat back cover includes an improved closure member that permits fastening the cover to the seat back upon the imposition of a force urging two plastic snap members together.... | 03/21/1989 |
| 4808874 | Double saggital stroke amplifier A piezoelectric motor actuated amplifier mechanism that utilizes a pair of saggital linkages having one relatively fixed saggital midpoint and joined at their end points to obtain a doubled amplification factor output from one relatively movable saggital ... | 02/28/1989 |
| 4805403 | Engine exhaust system An internal combustion engine has intake and exhaust ducts, including an exhaust duct portion formed as an integral part of the engine along with the engine coolant jacket and passages, the exhaust duct portion being located in good thermal contact with t... | 02/21/1989 |
| 4803646 | Electronic odometer A system for measuring distance traveled by a vehicle periodically updates the accumulated measurements, displays the updated measurements and electronically stores corresponding accumulations of updated distance data in a non-volatile memory device. The ... | 02/07/1989 |
| 4803460 | Anti-theft system An anti-theft system for sensing the removal of an ignition lock assembly from its housing utilizing a grounding switch within the housing that is biased to disconnect an electrical path when the ignition switch is forcibly removed. An associated circuit ... | 02/07/1989 |
| 4800624 | Hinge with elastomerically supported check spring An automotive door hinge assembly is provided with a check spring assembly consisting of a leaf spring with an elastomeric block mechanically connected in series with the leaf spring and in which the check spring assembly is carried within the door plate ... | 01/31/1989 |
| 4799309 | Method of making a rectifier and control module for an alternator A rectifier circuit and control regulator are assembled onto a single plate for integral installation within the housing of an alternator. The method includes fabricating the plate with insulating, masking and conducting layers so as to provide mounting a... | 01/24/1989 |
| 4796934 | Release linkage for door latch A release linkage for an automotive vehicle door latch provides a link which is vertically adjustably positioned with respect to a pivotal connection to the door's outside handle and is connected with lost motion to a latch actuating rod which is carried ... | 01/10/1989 |
| 4796579 | Automotive type throttle body An automotive type internal combustion engine has an air throttle body for providing air to the engine for combination with fuel injected to define a fuel air charge; the air throttle body having primary and secondary air passages controlled by throttling... | 01/10/1989 |
| 4794500 | Composite headlamp bulb retaining mechanism For a composite headlamp bulb body that has a seal and a flange with spaced tabs extending therefrom, the mechanism allows for the bulb body to be oriented in a predetermined configuration and inserted into the aperture of a retaining ring. The retaining ... | 12/27/1988 |
| 4793815 | Electrical connector An electrical connector which provides a positive interconnection between the exposed conductor runs of a flexible printed circuit film and corresponding conductors on a printed circuit board by utilizing an insulated block mounted on the printed circuit ... | 12/27/1988 |
| 4790864 | Compact engine air/cleaner with integrated components A compact combination engine air cleaner/noise deadener for installation in the engine compartment of a motor vehicle type engine includes a two piece plastic elongated housing that is compact and has an ambient air inlet at one end radially spaced from a... | 12/13/1988 |
| 4790205 | Cable flexible joint A vehicle accelerator pedal push-pull type cable is connected from the accelerator pedal lever to the carburetor throttle lever through a support bracket that includes a flexible soft pliable sleeve type connector with a dumbell-like shape that permits ex... | 12/13/1988 |
| 4790636 | Method of forming a counter electrode for an electrochromic optical shutter This specification is directed to electrochromic optical shutter (10) in which an electrochromic material (12), an ion conductor (14), and a counter electrode (16), in that order, are sandwiched between visibly transparent electrodes (18-18). The shutter ... | 12/13/1988 |
| 4789414 | Method and apparatus for maintaining wire lead protection of components on a storage reel A flexible innerlayer tape having a corrugated portion in which the corrugation runs along the length on the tape. The innerlayer tape is wound onto a storage reel with radially leaded electrical components so as to provide separation between the wound la... | 12/06/1988 |
| 4785699 | Windshield wiper blade slitting device A device for slitting an elastomeric strip into two identical halves of cross-section suitable for use as windshield wiper blades includes a drive roller which grips the strip and draws it through stationary dies past the operative cutting area of a pair ... | 11/22/1988 |
| 4784423 | Filler cap The invention relates to a filler cap 10 for a fuel tank of a motor vehicle, the mouth of the filler spout 16 of which is arranged in a recess 18 in the vehicle body. The filler cap 10 comprises a body 12 to fit over the mouth of the filler spout 16, and ... | 11/15/1988 |
| 4784396 | Retaining clip and gasket for engine subassembly A plastic one-piece tubular clip has a base portion embedded in the bolt mounting hole of each of the holes of an engine oil pan gasket, and a tubular shaft portion that projects through the aligned holes of an oil pan rail and an oil pan reinforcing plat... | 11/15/1988 |
| 4782912 | Engine air cleaner - noise reducer A combination air inlet - engine noise silencer consists of a shell-type housing of large volume having a small volume air inlet tube at one end and an outlet of restricted area at another portion at right angles to the inlet for direct passage into the e... | 11/08/1988 |
| 4781267 | Passive restraint control system An improved motorized passive seatbelt system for an automotive vehicle includes an intertia responsive switch mounted on the vehicle which operates to prevent operation of the motor to move the seatbelt from an occupant restraining position to a free pos... | 11/01/1988 |
